Climate Change and Water
Climate Change and Water Teaching Module A teaching module to introduce the impact of climate change on water systems and the resulting effects on human society. Students will learn about the link between climate change and water, and the factors that cause a location to be vulnerable to climate change. They will also read and […]
The Locust Plague of East Africa
The Locust Plague of East Africa Reading An article titled ‘A plague of locusts has descended on East Africa. Climate change may be to blame’ by Madeleine Stone in the National Geographic that discusses the relationship between the 2019-20 desert locust swarms in East Africa and climate change. The article focuses on how rising sea […]
Droughts, Deforestation, Religion, and War
Droughts, Deforestation, Religion, and War Video A video titled ‘Dry Season’ from the Showtime series ‘Years of Living Dangerously’ – a documentary television series on global warming and impacts on the state, society and natural resources. This video includes segments on droughts in the Southwest United States (reported by Don Cheadle), religion and climate change […]
Climate Change and the Syrian Civil War
Climate Change and the Syrian Civil War Reading A reading titled ‘Climate change in the Fertile Crescent and implications of the recent Syrian drought’ by Kelley et al (2015), in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that discusses how climate change could have caused the 2007-2010 drought that may have led to the […]
Climate Topics
Our Climate Topics Introduction to Climate Change Climate and the Atmosphere Climate and Lithosphere Climate and the Biosphere Climate and the Cryosphere Climate and the Hydrosphere Climate and Health Climate and the Anthroposphere Climate and Society Climate Economics Climate Change and Food Security Planetary Energy Balance Climate Literacy Policy, Politics, and Environmental Governance Climate Mitigation […]
Civilizations and Climate Vulnerability: The Khmer Empire
Civilizations and Climate Vulnerability: The Khmer Empire Overview As a High School or Undergraduate teacher of History or Social Sciences, you can use this set of computer-based tools to teach about civilizations, decline of civilizations or empires, and societal vulnerability to climate-related extreme events. This lesson plan will help students to learn about Angkor and […]
War in A Warming World
War in A Warming World: Climate Change and the Civil War in Syria Overview As an Undergraduate teacher in the Social Sciences or Environmental Studies, you can use this lesson plan to teach your students about how human induced global warming can have significant impacts on food and water security and could be a factor […]
Analyzing Trends and Calculating Uncertainty using Hurricane Data Records
Analyzing Trends and Calculating Uncertainty using Hurricane Data Records Overview As an undergraduate Statistics teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to help you in teaching statistical analysis topics such as Trends, Uncertainty, Confidence interval, and Student’s t-distribution. As an undergraduate Geography or Earth Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer-based […]
Climate Refugees and Environmental Migration
Climate Refugees and Environmental Migration Overview As a high school or undergraduate Social Sciences, Humanities, or Environmental Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to help you in teaching about topics such as Social and Environmental Policy, Climate Change and Human Migration, Climate Refugees/Environmental Migrants, and Climate Justice. This lesson plan enables […]
The Locust Plague, Food Insecurity, and Climate Change
The Locust Plague, Food Insecurity, and Climate Change Overview As a High School or Undergraduate teacher in Environmental Sciences, Social Sciences, or Agricultural Sciences, you can use this lesson plan to teach your students about the desert locust outbreaks of 2019-2020, how it may be causing food insecurity in some countries, and the link between […]